Meaning of St. Nicholas | Babel Free

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Abbreviation of Saint Nicholas.

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“At the end⟳ of this road is the village in which Santa Claus spent most of his life[,] the village where St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, lived and administered to a flock of persecuted, fourth-century Christians.”

“Santa’s roots go back to a 4th-Century Christian saint, St. Nicholas, who lived in Asia Minor, now part of Turkey.”

“Unless you grew up in the Netherlands, you may not know⟳ the story of how St. Nicholas became Santa Claus and how his little-known partner helped him save⟳ Christmas.”

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